Home · 2011 Jeep Wrangler Unlimited 392 · Complaints
These are the actual owner complaints behind this car’s reliability verdict, filed with the federal government, unedited. They’re unverified reports, not confirmed defects: read them as leads for your pre-purchase inspection, not a diagnosis.
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DEATH WOBBLE OCCURS RANDOMLY WITHOUT WARNING IN OUR 2008 JEEP WRANGLER UNLIMITED X, CAUSING US TO LOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. TO TRY TO CORRECT THE ISSUE, WE REPLACED THE STEERING STABILIZER AND HAD THE TIRES ROTATED AND BALANCED (WHICH WAS UNNEEDED). THIS DID NOT CORRECT THE PROBLEM. WE'VE TAKEN IT TO A FRONT-END SPECIALIST AND FOUND NO ABNORMAL WEAR. JEEP DEALERSHIP PROVIDED NO HELP OR ENCOURAGEMENT. *TR
NHTSA ODI 10382676
2011 JEEP WRANGLER RUBICON UNLIMITED. 6SPD TRANSMISSION POPS OUT OF 2ND AND 4TH GEAR WHEN WEATHER IS COLD. 2ND GEAR "CRUNCHES" WHEN GOING INTO GEAR. IT'S BEEN IN FOR SERVICE ON THE TRANSMISSION 3 TIMES NOW IN 3500 MILES. PROBLEMS SEEM TO BE GETTING WORSE. IN COLD TEMPERATURES, THE VEHICLE IS VERY DIFFICULT AND DANGEROUS TO DRIVE. *TR
NHTSA ODI 10381689
I HAVE A 2011 RUBICON ANDT 2ND AND 4TH POPS OUT ALL THE TIME. 1ST AND 3RD LOCK IN GREAT. IF I PUSH THE CLUTCH IN I DON'T EVEN HAVE TO TOUCH THE SHIFTER AND IT WILL AUTOMATICALLY ROLL OUT OF 2ND AND 4TH. WHEN THE TEMP IS BELOW 15 OR 0 OUTSIDE. *TR
NHTSA ODI 10381560
JEEP POPS OUT OF 4TH GEAR AT TIMES WHEN COLD. MORE SO AFTER HITTING BUMPS IN THE ROAD. HAS HAPPENED AT LEAST 5 TIMES NOW. *TR
NHTSA ODI 10373705
I OWN A 2011 JEEP WRANGLER WITH A MANUAL TRANSMISSION. IN COLD WEATHER AND WITH THE VEHICLE COLD, FOURTH GEAR CONTINUALLY POPS OUT OF GEAR AND NOW 2ND IS STARTING TO DO IT. I BROUGHT IT TO THE DEALERSHIP, BUT THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. ALSO, THEY CHECKED THE TSB, BUT NONE ARE LISTED. I HAVE READ JEEP FORUMS AND LEARNED THAT SOME BELIEVE THE PROBLEM WITH THE 2011S IS THE BOOT, EITHER INNER OR OUTER OR BOTH. WHEN IT IS COLD OUTSIDE, THE BOOTS DON'T FLEX WELL--SO IT PUSHES THE VEHICLE OUT OF GEAR. I HAVE BEEN IN THE MIDDLE OF A TURN AND IT HAPPENS--HUGE SAFETY ISSUE. *TR
NHTSA ODI 10372014
MY JEEP HAS A SIX SPEED MANUAL TRANSMISSION AND IT POPS OUT OF 2ND AND 4TH GEAR INTO NEUTRAL SINCE PURCHASED NOV. 06, 2010. I CALLED JEEP AND THEY SAID THAT IT MUST POP OUT WHEN THEY DRIVE IT. I AM SETTING UP AN APPOINTMENT. BUT THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE BECAUSE I WILL BE EVENTUALLY REAR ENDED. WHY ISN'T THIS ON A RECALL?
NHTSA ODI 10371709
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